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i was up in lubbock, texas, during the run-up -- runoff. an older gentleman came up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. he said, i am 74 years old. i am retired. $2500 for the primary out of my retirement savings. he said, tonight, i am giving you another $2500 for the runoff out of my retirement savings. because if we do not stop what is happening in this country, my retirement is going away. lookis powerful, when you in someone's eyes, and they are saying, please help us turn things around. let us talk about the threats. one of the first fights i was privileged to be part of in the senate was standing side-by-side with my friend, senator rand paul, in his 13 hour filibuster on drugs. [applause] when that started, it was 11:47 a.m. that rand paul went to the floor of the senate. most of our colleagues thought what he was doing was strange, carry it -- curious, even quixotic. the first senators to show up to support him were mike lee and myself. what happened is, the american people began to get engaged. country, people became fixated by
i was up in lubbock, texas, during the run-up -- runoff. an older gentleman came up to me and put his hand on my shoulder. he said, i am 74 years old. i am retired. $2500 for the primary out of my retirement savings. he said, tonight, i am giving you another $2500 for the runoff out of my retirement savings. because if we do not stop what is happening in this country, my retirement is going away. lookis powerful, when you in someone's eyes, and they are saying, please help us turn things...
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apparently in texas, they thank all you all. is that more thank you or more people, i'm not sure what that is? >> so technically speaking, al y'all is the plural of y'all. >> there we go. i wanted to just very quickly -- you just reminded me -- i'm going to say this quickly. it was ronald reagan that reminded us that freedom is always one generation away from extinction. if we do not engage now in the fight to preserve freedom, then we will one day telling our children and our children's children what it once was like to be free. that's why we're all here. thank you so much. i need to repair an oversight. we have another candidate -- i hope you get a chance to say hello to. i know there's nobody in here who wants to see emma claim custer win another term in the united states house. we know we have a potential candidate in former senator gary lambert. hope you get a chance to say hello to him as well. and our host -- our hostess -- augusta, thank you so much. >> hey, did we have a speaker tonight? joseph and i would like to -- jo
apparently in texas, they thank all you all. is that more thank you or more people, i'm not sure what that is? >> so technically speaking, al y'all is the plural of y'all. >> there we go. i wanted to just very quickly -- you just reminded me -- i'm going to say this quickly. it was ronald reagan that reminded us that freedom is always one generation away from extinction. if we do not engage now in the fight to preserve freedom, then we will one day telling our children and our...
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i coom from texas. one of the worst disasters to occur was in west texas. the tragedy and the devastation of the loss of our fellow americans in an explosion that should not have happened. what was the cry? what was the federal government doing? what was the regulatory scheme in order to prevent whatever ignited that terrible tragedy to see the loss of first responders, the federal government is an umbrellas on a rainy day. fix the problems of regulation one by one. if there is one that is undermining small businesses, we are happy to do the disapproval process and you can be assured that the american people will cry out. but i can tell you there is no proof, no legitimacy, but no documentation, no stories of i hate the federal government. i don't hate the federal government. i pledge allegiance to this great flag and great nation. mr. cohen: i yield as much time to the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: i love my country. and therefore, i understand that it is the umbrellas on a rainy day. the reason why we had to reassess the army corps of engineers
i coom from texas. one of the worst disasters to occur was in west texas. the tragedy and the devastation of the loss of our fellow americans in an explosion that should not have happened. what was the cry? what was the federal government doing? what was the regulatory scheme in order to prevent whatever ignited that terrible tragedy to see the loss of first responders, the federal government is an umbrellas on a rainy day. fix the problems of regulation one by one. if there is one that is...
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legislator texas quietly amended the eligibility -- eligibility requirements. noted they would disqualify and number of incumbent hispanic supervisors and there was a significant disparity in ownership rates between whites and minorities. future cases like these will end very differently. citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, historical progress toward a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. what can we do and why am i talking to you, the members of the house of delegates about what can happen and what you can do? i think we need an approach that moves on multiple fronts at once. stepped-up enforcement by the department of justice, and new legislation from congress and grassroots actions by citizens of lawyers across the country. first, as attorney general holder is doing in texas, the department can reinforce efforts to undo discriminatory election changes. building a new list for preclearance based on recent abuses that would be easier and more effective if congress shifted the stand
legislator texas quietly amended the eligibility -- eligibility requirements. noted they would disqualify and number of incumbent hispanic supervisors and there was a significant disparity in ownership rates between whites and minorities. future cases like these will end very differently. citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, historical progress toward a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. what can we do and why am i...
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it reminds me of what i frequently tell my washington colleagues -- everything is bigger in texas but me. if you can't see me, you can at least hear me. i was delighted to accept the invitation to speak before the bipartisan policy center for a couple of reasons. number one is because of the outstanding work you have done in the housing arena and number two, i live about re-miles from here so it took me about seven minutes to get here. as a fairly new chairman of a standing committee of congress, i have a number of speaking invitations that come my way. a lot of press is interested in speaking to me me but i assure you, i don't have to work to remain humble. i accept the number of them and my home, i was working on one of those speeches after dinner and my wife who helps keep me humble, comes into my study and says -- ok, in washington, you made me mr. chairman but in dallas, you are mr. dishwasher and they are not getting any cleaner. i took my wife's subtle hand and dropped the speech and went into the kitchen and began to work on the dishes. a few minutes later, the phone rings and
it reminds me of what i frequently tell my washington colleagues -- everything is bigger in texas but me. if you can't see me, you can at least hear me. i was delighted to accept the invitation to speak before the bipartisan policy center for a couple of reasons. number one is because of the outstanding work you have done in the housing arena and number two, i live about re-miles from here so it took me about seven minutes to get here. as a fairly new chairman of a standing committee of...
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texas -- that means 10% of all immigrants living in america are here in texas. the third most of any state behind california and new york. almost potentially tied with new york. 16% of the texas population is an immigrant. one in six. that is quite a bit. one in six people you see will be an immigrant. and eight.it is one that compares very favorably. if you dallas county, is one in four. i think we could not be much -- in a much better face america to have this discussion. i am joined by a fabulous panel of experts. they're going to enlighten us and unpack this relationship between growth and immigration in texas. many of you have seen him on tv. immigration,ut taxes, fiscal policy, and many things. you have seen him, he has been an advocate for years and a scholar on immigration even before he was at the wall street journal. we are privileged to have you here so thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> something you do well is you look state-by-state. you look at growth and the state. what states are growing and what laying inmmigrants state economies around the
texas -- that means 10% of all immigrants living in america are here in texas. the third most of any state behind california and new york. almost potentially tied with new york. 16% of the texas population is an immigrant. one in six. that is quite a bit. one in six people you see will be an immigrant. and eight.it is one that compares very favorably. if you dallas county, is one in four. i think we could not be much -- in a much better face america to have this discussion. i am joined by a...
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mean for texas, a state where 60% of immigrants in texas are from mexico. international changes, what does that have in story? >> less immigration from mexico. we have already started to see that, whether you look at authorized or unauthorized immigration. a slowing from esko will continue into the future. are veryher side, we excited about the reforms of mexico. look at the texas economy right now. and oil and gas bone. the economy -- likely talked about earlier, it is going quickly. texans are hoping, looking into mexico saying, they are talking about an energy roof arm, can you imagine? intois how texas extends northern mexico. that would be good for the texas economy. we are hitting records in terms of our exports to national -- natural gas in mexico. we are excited about more good things to come here it >> one of the things that really bothers me, i am involved with this immigration debate. some of you may not agree. but united states senate just passed a bill that $30 billion in securing the border, and i do not know if they want to gold the wall of b
mean for texas, a state where 60% of immigrants in texas are from mexico. international changes, what does that have in story? >> less immigration from mexico. we have already started to see that, whether you look at authorized or unauthorized immigration. a slowing from esko will continue into the future. are veryher side, we excited about the reforms of mexico. look at the texas economy right now. and oil and gas bone. the economy -- likely talked about earlier, it is going quickly....
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two texas made changes hours after the supreme court came down, the state was not acting like they are open to any negotiations. i am hoping we can go back and have a new voting rights act. the supreme court is sharply divided. they understood this a lot hours.and hundreds of there voted for by republicans and democrats. five people say you must have done it wrong. they admitted there will still be voting rights violations. and i grew up in the civil rights era. we have got to come in with this. we did it in a nonpartisan way last time. i would like for us to do that again. >>. might have had a story where he talked to a councilmember and supporta lot republican this but they do not want to be named publicly. why is that? you have a small but very vocal minority. a republican party that has taken in idealistic attitude, get rid of everything. they are the ones that killed the major farm bill. >> do you want to name names? [laughter] that is why even during the debate running up to the immigration bill people were saying they could not possibly get through the committee. all but two of
two texas made changes hours after the supreme court came down, the state was not acting like they are open to any negotiations. i am hoping we can go back and have a new voting rights act. the supreme court is sharply divided. they understood this a lot hours.and hundreds of there voted for by republicans and democrats. five people say you must have done it wrong. they admitted there will still be voting rights violations. and i grew up in the civil rights era. we have got to come in with...
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he was comparing jobs in california and texas. we will go to texas next. john, on our independence line, good evening. caller: i agree. the more immigrants we let in, they will go back to where they came from, not learned english, mexico, guatemala, wherever they came from, what is the point? they are taking jobs away from americans. wages do not go up. the wages down here have been low for years. because, there are many illegals in the area. that is -- what is the answer? i do not know. in order to deport them, you take them right to mexico, they are back. some of them are hard workers. how do you decide who is tuesday and who is to go? >> thanks for your call. more of your calls coming up as we look at the issue of immigration and the economy. we had a chance to do these town halls because congress is in recess until early september. we are keeping an eye. here is a tree from the representative of texas, talking about a town hall he is holding tonight. in denton starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. another one here -- if you want to participate in the discussi
he was comparing jobs in california and texas. we will go to texas next. john, on our independence line, good evening. caller: i agree. the more immigrants we let in, they will go back to where they came from, not learned english, mexico, guatemala, wherever they came from, what is the point? they are taking jobs away from americans. wages do not go up. the wages down here have been low for years. because, there are many illegals in the area. that is -- what is the answer? i do not know. in...
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up next fromis grand prairie, texas. good morning. caller: i was calling about the shutdown. and she'll pitas not intended to shutdown the government. that is a load of tripe. the obama administration is budgetaryt before the , that is not the republicans fault, that is obama's fault. they need to place that blame where it belongs. host: what should republicans do going forward? caller: i believe ted cruz has the right idea. careed to the fund obama -- to de-fund obamacare . i'm with ted cruz on that. the u.s. military has updated options to give president obama a range of when newn a civil war claim services speak about a possible chemical weapon used by the regime. a defense department told cnn on friday that -- a story in "the new york times" reacting to what is going on in syria. this is tim out of iraq, writing -- ginger from winterville, north carolina. good morning. .ou are on, go ahead caller: i don't think it would be wise to shut the government down because you're accreting people that will be out of jobs. it may be possible it could lower the wages of all the peopl
up next fromis grand prairie, texas. good morning. caller: i was calling about the shutdown. and she'll pitas not intended to shutdown the government. that is a load of tripe. the obama administration is budgetaryt before the , that is not the republicans fault, that is obama's fault. they need to place that blame where it belongs. host: what should republicans do going forward? caller: i believe ted cruz has the right idea. careed to the fund obama -- to de-fund obamacare . i'm with ted cruz...
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trade martinez from texas. >> thank you, again. i lead the oldest and largest latino caucus and the -- and the country. we have been pursuing legislation. i think it is refreshing to hear from the president of the united states that when republicans and americans toht for vote, america wins. we know that does not happen overnight. we have to make sure that this coalition can work day in and day out to in short that every american has the right to vote and every american has a place to go when they see shenanigans at the polling place. in addition to the effort of the department of justice to retool wake ofioritize in the the supreme court decision, it is refreshing to learn that section two and section three will be strictly and vigorously applied by the doj. there is litigation at happening discuss section two implications as well section three to give america an opportunity to see firsthand how and why it is so important that not only we have the right to vote, but that we fight to protect that right. that is what this coalition
trade martinez from texas. >> thank you, again. i lead the oldest and largest latino caucus and the -- and the country. we have been pursuing legislation. i think it is refreshing to hear from the president of the united states that when republicans and americans toht for vote, america wins. we know that does not happen overnight. we have to make sure that this coalition can work day in and day out to in short that every american has the right to vote and every american has a place to go...
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after this i will be going to texas for the next few days. there have been huge demographic shifts and ecstatic citizens who will we get them registered we know will support democratic candidates. they embrace our agenda and will rejected the extremism that they have engaged in. then i will be in georgia where we have seen this. president obama got 45% of the vote in georgia. we are looking to turn states that are already purple. then eventually blue. they continue to embrace extremism. that is what american voters will have a choice of between. we'll have lots of opportunities for success. folks want to rebuild the middle class. >> we have time for probably a couple more questions. >> is it your sense that hillary clinton will run for president in 2016? how often do you talk to people that are close to her? >> she is firmly committed to being a private citizen to recharge her family's foundation and embrace the issues that have been the hallmark of her career which includes issues important to women and children globally. the time for reachi
after this i will be going to texas for the next few days. there have been huge demographic shifts and ecstatic citizens who will we get them registered we know will support democratic candidates. they embrace our agenda and will rejected the extremism that they have engaged in. then i will be in georgia where we have seen this. president obama got 45% of the vote in georgia. we are looking to turn states that are already purple. then eventually blue. they continue to embrace extremism. that is...
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she would i thought be safe there but i hear they are going to get it, too and schoolers.me i know texas opted out of it. of it and not out have it in our schools? little e give you a background on common core. it doesn't emanate from anything senate has done. it was developed by the governors association. if you don't want to be part of it just change it. that goesnot anything through me. in other words, it is a state out deal.opt o, that is a state run issue that you all need to deal with. behind think the goals common core are necessarily bad. i think the implementation is dangerous. but improving the educational standards of our children, the way to do that is put parents, teachers and back in charge and the federal government out of it. applause] your nk you very much for being our senator and okens.nting we appreciate what you have invested. in a ally concerned that lose tion we are going to ur rights as americans and oke oklahomans to defend ourselves and our homes. we do?n enator feinstein and senator common sep is no sense. nyone that owns a gun is a crimin criminal. what can we
she would i thought be safe there but i hear they are going to get it, too and schoolers.me i know texas opted out of it. of it and not out have it in our schools? little e give you a background on common core. it doesn't emanate from anything senate has done. it was developed by the governors association. if you don't want to be part of it just change it. that goesnot anything through me. in other words, it is a state out deal.opt o, that is a state run issue that you all need to deal with....
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houston, texas. go ahead. caller: hello. >> you are on the air. a&mer: i go to texas university. i have a comment whether there is a relationship between student loans and graduation. when you are a professor, you're theone who benefits from availability of student loans. allows more students to attend the university. there would be an availability of liquid cash that comes to the university. providing student loans to raising tuition, special private universities, to havingnother side student loans available. you raise the price of tuition across the board. how far along are you in your education at a&m? >> junior year this fall. >> good luck to you. we go to alabama. go ahead. republican line. caller: yes. thank you for taking my call. i should mention that it seems to me like the only reason to most people have an incentive to -- i'm school is for glad he mentioned the ivy leagues. ande's a lot of social future business partners through that type of school. thatne else commented that looking for.s >> he was looking to go to an ivy league school or what kind of relationships co
houston, texas. go ahead. caller: hello. >> you are on the air. a&mer: i go to texas university. i have a comment whether there is a relationship between student loans and graduation. when you are a professor, you're theone who benefits from availability of student loans. allows more students to attend the university. there would be an availability of liquid cash that comes to the university. providing student loans to raising tuition, special private universities, to havingnother...
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something to the west, texas, facility. i certainty currently serve on the texas fertilizer committee. t.a.i. holds a minimum of five education programs a year to help our industry be apprised of current practices and concerns in crop production, laws, regulations and environmental issues. it has always been a concern that we do not have more dealer participation at our educational meetings. after surveying the dealer membership to find out ways to improve participation, we found that many retail dealers cannot leave their business to tend an all-day meeting without closing the doors for the entire day. small dealers also do not have additional employees to operate their businesses if they're not there. i believe this is also a problem we see in regulatory compliance issues. small retail dealers have -- may have one or two individuals that are trying to run a business and regulatory issues may not be their main concern each day in operating their facilities, nor are they always aware of the extensive list of regulations tha
something to the west, texas, facility. i certainty currently serve on the texas fertilizer committee. t.a.i. holds a minimum of five education programs a year to help our industry be apprised of current practices and concerns in crop production, laws, regulations and environmental issues. it has always been a concern that we do not have more dealer participation at our educational meetings. after surveying the dealer membership to find out ways to improve participation, we found that many...
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austin,y in texas. good morning. caller: it is probably good for the employees that they are not going to cover their spouses. i worked for the state and i had insurance. my husband has me on his insurance. i got sick. my insurance was the primary insurance. his insurance would not pay for me anyway. it doesn't make sense to have your spouse on your insurance when the insurance is not going to pay anyway. only my insurance paid because mine was primary. guest: thanks, joy. that is a good illustration of what employees and employers have been wrestling with for a few years. the way the system grew up had a lot of overlapping coverage in two-income families. there would be overlapping benefits. one of the things that has been happening over the last five years is you have companies like ups trying to sort that out and decide we are going to cover this but if a spouse is covered, we will only cover that secondarily or we might not cover it at all. what you are seeing is a separation of the overlapping coverage. it sound
austin,y in texas. good morning. caller: it is probably good for the employees that they are not going to cover their spouses. i worked for the state and i had insurance. my husband has me on his insurance. i got sick. my insurance was the primary insurance. his insurance would not pay for me anyway. it doesn't make sense to have your spouse on your insurance when the insurance is not going to pay anyway. only my insurance paid because mine was primary. guest: thanks, joy. that is a good...
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in 1970, texas had 11 million people. in 2010, texas had 25 million people. whose policies worked? >> all right, and k. hammer, you do not know the traditions that we established yesterday. if you want to show a baby what mommy look like, this is through danartist by the name of hommel. this will be coming to you. arrival of with the the expected child. >> just for the quickly, i wanted to say, when it comes to reaching new demographics and when you talk about young people, they get a bet -- they give obama credit for trying. they give him a lot of credit for trying even when he fails. the first step is to get out their outside your comfort zone. i think ted cruz -- cruz, rubio, all of them have been good about going out there to try to make the first step. it is true. they will not give us as much credit as obama, but they give us credit. >> thank you. [applause] neglect michael barone with a portrait. in the political policies year, a washington examiner, you have examples of the print examiner around this morning. and also on the website. it has portrayed you as if you're a page
in 1970, texas had 11 million people. in 2010, texas had 25 million people. whose policies worked? >> all right, and k. hammer, you do not know the traditions that we established yesterday. if you want to show a baby what mommy look like, this is through danartist by the name of hommel. this will be coming to you. arrival of with the the expected child. >> just for the quickly, i wanted to say, when it comes to reaching new demographics and when you talk about young people, they get...
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host: william in texas, democrat line. caller: good morning to you and your guests, two. -- guest, too. i have a question for you, pedro. is c-span an acronym for something yo? host: cable satellite public affairs network. caller: ok. i never got that figured out. host: why don't you ask your question? caller: you do this to me every time, pedro. we know what we're doing here in terms of our talking here, what we are doing here is very closely, you know, consciously saying that assad is using these chemical weapons in their international "norms." is it against international law to use chemical weapons? guest: yes. there is a chemical weapons treaty that most countries have signed, including iran, it is against the all -- it is against the international law. the countries hesitate to do something about it. i guess there is a disconnect, if that is the right word. guest: look, practically speaking, there is not that many countries with military capabilities to do something about it. basically the united states, france, brita
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fred in texas. republican calller. federal lot from my understanding is based on public law passed by congress, rules and regulations written by the agencies, case law from the federal courts and then the executive orders written by the president. four being done, democrats are blocking everything congress does. www.regulations.gov you'll find out we a pass 6000 regulations in the past month. the attorney general in the state of oklahoma has filed suit the epathe epa because gets sued in federal court by an environmental agency, environmental group. the epa walks in and says you caught us, we capitulate. so they are making case law and the oklahoma attorney general is saying that is not legal. then you have the executive order written by the president who decides not to enforce immigration or anything else. empty-they are leaving handed is not true. we will hear from two members of the house, the first one coming up in 15 minutes. scott garrett, republican of new jersey. we will also talk with congressman alan grayson
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it is a right of center free market foundation in texas. it is a project they have an option forvide conservatives to speak out on the issues we are talking about here. from jed bush to newt gingrich, the much the spectrum of conservatives has signed on board. it >> the national sentencing project is involved in advocacy around prison issues broadly. host: the numbers are on your screen. if you have been in presence and want -- in prison and want to give your thoughts or a corrections facility in some capacity, you can give us your thoughts. is up first first from richmond, virginia, thanks for waiting. i want tood morning, know exactly what the gentleman -- white crime -- to conservatives sick with the proposal that eric holder made last tuesday? guest: conservatives lately tocome the attorney general this issue. it is an issue that many conservative republican governors and legislators have been addressing now for some years. we applaud it. we have some concerns that the attorney general goes through the proper channels. this is something
it is a right of center free market foundation in texas. it is a project they have an option forvide conservatives to speak out on the issues we are talking about here. from jed bush to newt gingrich, the much the spectrum of conservatives has signed on board. it >> the national sentencing project is involved in advocacy around prison issues broadly. host: the numbers are on your screen. if you have been in presence and want -- in prison and want to give your thoughts or a corrections...
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gubernatorial candidates in texas. we're hoping she may tip the cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. me hereu all for having today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in case you were one of the few people not live streaming it, i thought i would repeat the entire thing for you today. let's get comfortable. in all seriousness, i am very honored and so grateful you are interested in hearing more from me. i am constantly reminded what a privilege it is to have of voice. though i mean the voice figuratively, my initial understanding of the power of voice was quite literal. when i was a young girl my family tried to spend as much time as we could with my grandparents. they lived in the
gubernatorial candidates in texas. we're hoping she may tip the cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. me hereu all for having today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas...
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the other person in texas, same thing. texas isbelieve selling through the exchanges for healthcare. that starts october 1. >> right. the sign-ups begin october 1. >> right, so what are these they are talking about that were caused by so-called obamacare? >> thanks for your comments this evening. the changes ahead is how it is affecting businesses. headline businesses claim obamacare has forced them to cut employee hours. they write that employees around the country from fast food franchises to colleges have told nbc news that they will be cutting employee hours because they cannot afford to offer the health insurance mandated by the affordable care act. "to tell somebody you have got to decrease their hours because of a law back in washington is very frustrating," says lauren goodrich, who owns 21 subway franchises. further in the article, they say the president of an influential union that supports obamacare says the white house is wrong in describing some of these stories as anecdotal. they quote the head of the united
the other person in texas, same thing. texas isbelieve selling through the exchanges for healthcare. that starts october 1. >> right. the sign-ups begin october 1. >> right, so what are these they are talking about that were caused by so-called obamacare? >> thanks for your comments this evening. the changes ahead is how it is affecting businesses. headline businesses claim obamacare has forced them to cut employee hours. they write that employees around the country from fast...
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alltor cruz from texas these fig leaf vote for people have cover when they go home so people will not see them absolutely naked. the truth is about this congress , for 18 years this committee weird 16 ofctioning those years under the republicans. taken a vote and his committee on the republicans on comprehensive reform. their talk, nothing has ever been tabled in this committee. now we table the billionaire and we pass it -- we table the bill here and we passed it out under speaker pelosi and they have been trying desperately for five years now to destroy it. and the question before us -- whether the irs is ready and able to collect your name, your family size, and income data to be used in the federal exchange help. not health status. anything not have about anybody's ingrown toenails in this report. drug is no prescription history the irs is going to have. or the healthcare providers name. just the data they collect on their average database of putting on the tax system in this country. name, how much you make, how many people in your family. as far as cms goes, they are ready. exch
alltor cruz from texas these fig leaf vote for people have cover when they go home so people will not see them absolutely naked. the truth is about this congress , for 18 years this committee weird 16 ofctioning those years under the republicans. taken a vote and his committee on the republicans on comprehensive reform. their talk, nothing has ever been tabled in this committee. now we table the billionaire and we pass it -- we table the bill here and we passed it out under speaker pelosi and...
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in texas investments in drug treatment for nonvie leant leapt offenders and changes to parole policies brought about a reduction in the prison population of more than r5,000 inmates last year alone. in the same year, similar efforts helped arkansas reduce its prison population by more than 1,400. from georgia, north carolina, and ohio to pennsylvania, hawaii and far beyond reinvestment and serious reform are improving public safety and saving recious resources. let me be clear, these measures have not compromised public safety. clearly, these measures can work. it is time for others to take notice. [applause] my policies and i will continue to work. the a.b.a. has catalogued tens of thousands of statutes that impose unwise and counterproductive clathclats radical consequences on people who have been convicted of crimes. i've asked state attorneys general and a variety of federal leaders to review their own agencies' regulations. today i can announce that i've directed all the department of justice components going forward to consider whether any proposed regulation or guidance may impr
in texas investments in drug treatment for nonvie leant leapt offenders and changes to parole policies brought about a reduction in the prison population of more than r5,000 inmates last year alone. in the same year, similar efforts helped arkansas reduce its prison population by more than 1,400. from georgia, north carolina, and ohio to pennsylvania, hawaii and far beyond reinvestment and serious reform are improving public safety and saving recious resources. let me be clear, these measures...
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that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? caller: yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line. jeff. hello. caller: hi. this is a little bit off subject, but i have been independent since ross perot ran for president. i would like to know, why, and how do we change it, that the independents can vote in the primaries? i have not been able to vote in the primaries for a long time. i do not think our representatives can do this all by themselves. i believe the american citizens have to get more involved. if the representatives go back to the basics and give the american people what they are asking for, we can do leaps and bounds in the 21st century. that is all i have to say. >> than
that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? caller: yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line. jeff. hello. caller: hi. this is...
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in texas. we're hoping she may tip the cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in case you were one of the few people not live streaming it, i thought i would repeat the entire thing for you today.[laughter] let's get comfortable. in all seriousness, i am very honored and so grateful you are interested in hearing more from me. i am constantly reminded what a privilege it is to have of the voice in a decision that affects everyone's lives and their future. though i mean the voice figuratively, my initial understanding of the power of voice was quite literal. when i was a young girl my fam
in texas. we're hoping she may tip the cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but...
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texas --role falls, from marble falls, texas, good morning. my tea party cousin asked me if i did not have the money to buy what i wanted, what would i do iago i said i just would not buy it. he said that is what our government should do. i were the most wealthy person on the face of the earth, which the united states is, and i needed things and i have lots oft credit and options, i would borrow the money until i got on my feet. i think that is what we need to do. we need to get on our feet. know who belongs to -- that is american legislators exchange council, i want to know who belongs to that. i understand all republicans belong to it. i want to know if the members of the judiciary belong to it to. are you going online on their website or where are you fighting in -- where are you finding the list? caller: bill moyer did an expose. it has been around since reagan. it is a secret organization. it has anynk business in our government. i want to expose and i want to know who belongs to it. host: i think you can go to their website. we are talki
texas --role falls, from marble falls, texas, good morning. my tea party cousin asked me if i did not have the money to buy what i wanted, what would i do iago i said i just would not buy it. he said that is what our government should do. i were the most wealthy person on the face of the earth, which the united states is, and i needed things and i have lots oft credit and options, i would borrow the money until i got on my feet. i think that is what we need to do. we need to get on our feet....
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that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? >> yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american system. the way i -- american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line. jeff. hello. caller: hi. this is a little bit off subject, but i have been independent since ross perot ran for president. i would like to know, why, and how do we change it, that the independents can vote in the primaries? i have not been able to vote in the primaries for a long time. do not think our representatives can do this all by themselves. i believe the american citizens have to get more involved. if the representatives go back to the basics and give the american people what they are asking for, we can do leaps and bounds in the 21st century. that is all
that is all i can say from texas. i am hispanic. they will communicate the republicans with hispanics, and their morals are more acceptable. >> you mentioned morals. is that a higher issue for you than something like immigration reform? >> yes. more than the immigration reform. i am an american system. the way i -- american citizen. i was democratic. i like chris christie for president. i hope he wins. >> thanks for your call this evening. florida is next, independent line....
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it was done this morning at texas presbyterian hospital. he hopes to return tomorrow and resume his formal schedule on thursday. at events coming up, at 5:00, we will bring a discussion of national security and civil liberties from the aspen security for him. here's a preview. i would be more enriched if i could have found a story in which activities of the nsa had actually caused inconvenience, damage, harm to an american. have not seen that story yet. i have not seen a person who was wrongfully identified to be a terrorist, thrown in jail, even the fifth degree, and so on. has been more inconvenience and damage to americans by the no-fly list and by taking off your shoes in an airport that has been done by this program, which is very precisely pointed towards finding people who point real threats to the eights, see who they are talking to, follow them up under supervision in order to identify threats. all the stuff is potential -- we do not trust the government having this information stuff. not real harms caused to real people buy these
it was done this morning at texas presbyterian hospital. he hopes to return tomorrow and resume his formal schedule on thursday. at events coming up, at 5:00, we will bring a discussion of national security and civil liberties from the aspen security for him. here's a preview. i would be more enriched if i could have found a story in which activities of the nsa had actually caused inconvenience, damage, harm to an american. have not seen that story yet. i have not seen a person who was...
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premiere at self by southwest in austin, texas. cnn and a lot of other people saw it at self by southwest. by sale was closed at fault southwest by our sales agent, joshed braun. host: one more clear. one minute, 30 seconds long. it is all of richard nixon's aides talking about their roles. >> a typical day for me, older men would pick me up around 7:15. the car would get bob and then his aid. then it would swing by my house and then to the white house. i am responsible for the scheduling and the president's daily activities. i knew my place. it really reflected a lot about richard nixon, the degree to which he wanted things controlled. guest: it literally was from 6:00 in the morning to 9:00 at night every day of the week, saturdays and sundays, too. >> that pace was unremitting. total consuming for someone like me. close have to operate as to zero defect as you can. i was only concerned with the result the president wanted that was carried out. host: brian frye a little more perspective on how that got put together and to the men
premiere at self by southwest in austin, texas. cnn and a lot of other people saw it at self by southwest. by sale was closed at fault southwest by our sales agent, joshed braun. host: one more clear. one minute, 30 seconds long. it is all of richard nixon's aides talking about their roles. >> a typical day for me, older men would pick me up around 7:15. the car would get bob and then his aid. then it would swing by my house and then to the white house. i am responsible for the scheduling...
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guest: william is next, cypress, texas, democratic caller. caller: i'm curious to know, why do the american people believe in anything this guy says when he works for lockheed martin? it's unbelievable. we can't afford anything now. why are we spending so much money on a plane that we don't know works. this guy here, he's unbelievable. i just can't believe we're going to spend money on a fighter that we don't need. host: steve o'bryan what about affording a plane during a time of economic agility and spending cuts happening in washington? guest: this plane is essential to our national security. if you take a look at the airplanes we have, they were originally designed in the nixon administration and they're getting old. the average age of a u.s. air force fighter is approximately 24 years old today. we reduced that size of our fighter force in the u.s. air force by more than 40% in the last 20 years. this is made to smartly recapitalized with is our core competency with a capability that's built for the next 50 plus years. it needs to be upgr
guest: william is next, cypress, texas, democratic caller. caller: i'm curious to know, why do the american people believe in anything this guy says when he works for lockheed martin? it's unbelievable. we can't afford anything now. why are we spending so much money on a plane that we don't know works. this guy here, he's unbelievable. i just can't believe we're going to spend money on a fighter that we don't need. host: steve o'bryan what about affording a plane during a time of economic...
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jackson lee of texas. the chair: purr sinet to the rule, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the gentlewoman is recognized. the manager in opposition will have the right to close. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. s. jackson lee: let me thank my colleagues whenever they engage in debate, i know they have a serious commitment to the process of this house and this nation. i rise today to offer an amendment and i hope that it addresses the chairman's offer of legislative collegiality. if this is such an important effort then i believe that the amendments that have been offered by my colleagues and the one i introduced as we speak is one that makes this bill reasonable. my amendment would except from the bill's congressional approval requirement any rull promulgated by the department of homeland security. organized and established in the backdrop of the heinous and tragic terrorist act of 9/11. n fact, i can't imagine this legislation being effective in the midst of tragedy and devastation. i don't thi
jackson lee of texas. the chair: purr sinet to the rule, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the gentlewoman is recognized. the manager in opposition will have the right to close. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. s. jackson lee: let me thank my colleagues whenever they engage in debate, i know they have a serious commitment to the process of this house and this nation. i rise today to offer an amendment and i hope that...
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pasadena, texas. robert of the democrats' line. >> i just wanted to say, talking about the defense authorization was pretty split among the party. 111 democrats voting for it and 93 republicans supporting the amendment. i was just wondering what that will translate to, primary politics and all of that on the democratic side. you don't really see a strong , i am just later wondering how that vacuum is .oing to change i am just wondering what that is going to look like in the midterm elections. was mentioning the amendment to the 2014 defense spending bill that would have defunded this nsa program and it fell short, the final vote was 217-205. 111 democrats supported it, and 93 republicans supported it. you can see the numbers against it. taking my call. my issue with this whole thing is that they have a hearing or a meeting on friday. they have the gentleman from the different branches of there, it is just metadata. as has been brought to our attention earlier, it was just phone numbers. but those are
pasadena, texas. robert of the democrats' line. >> i just wanted to say, talking about the defense authorization was pretty split among the party. 111 democrats voting for it and 93 republicans supporting the amendment. i was just wondering what that will translate to, primary politics and all of that on the democratic side. you don't really see a strong , i am just later wondering how that vacuum is .oing to change i am just wondering what that is going to look like in the midterm...
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later tonight, remarks by state davis ineend -- wendy texas as well at her filibuster as a texas -- of a texas abortion bill. >> many of you heard my name for the first time last month when, as allison said, in the last hours of the texas legislative session, the partisans and power attempted to pass not just an abortion bill, but a bill that would block health care access to tens of thousands of women across the state of texas. in the process, these partisan lawmakers were seeking to rob texas women of their voice. because when women showed up at to testify, and they showed up by the thousands, many of them were turned away. and they were unable to give voice to an issue that had a very real impact on their lives. fo
later tonight, remarks by state davis ineend -- wendy texas as well at her filibuster as a texas -- of a texas abortion bill. >> many of you heard my name for the first time last month when, as allison said, in the last hours of the texas legislative session, the partisans and power attempted to pass not just an abortion bill, but a bill that would block health care access to tens of thousands of women across the state of texas. in the process, these partisan lawmakers were seeking to rob...
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you really need to come down to texas and look. i do not think the employees are going to enforce that he-verify -- e-verify. outcome ife a good they do grant amnesty. host: i think we got the idea. representative? guest: the senate bill is not amnesty. it is a comprehensive immigration reform bill covering many aspects of the row consistent we have today. when this caller -- i have been to houston. houston has a lot of americans working there and a lot of people working hard. they have an economy that is doing ok. if somebody wants to point a finger and say those people do not belong here, i think they are avoiding the truth. there are a lot of good, hard- working people that have come to this country for centuries. some people think that is a bad thing. it is a good thing. i do not know anyone can say they are 100% born here for the last few years. or twoericans are one generations removed for somebody coming here and starting a new life and have american sons and daughters that are contributing to this country. the caller seems
you really need to come down to texas and look. i do not think the employees are going to enforce that he-verify -- e-verify. outcome ife a good they do grant amnesty. host: i think we got the idea. representative? guest: the senate bill is not amnesty. it is a comprehensive immigration reform bill covering many aspects of the row consistent we have today. when this caller -- i have been to houston. houston has a lot of americans working there and a lot of people working hard. they have an...
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>> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. >> i cannot hear you. >> what are you planning to making an issue of in texas? why focus on texas? what specifically do you think needs to be made there? >> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. i also think that there needs to be more union people in the state of texas. we are going to give that a try. we think that people in texas, with the wages and the conditions they face, they are anxious. we have not given them the proper attention that it deserves. we will be giving it attention in the future. we are very dismayed there is only one state in the nation that doesn't have a fire code. only one state in the nation that prohibits its counties from having a fire code. that will be texas. that is troubling for workers. my background is in health and safety. my first job was chairman of the health and safety committee. th
>> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. >> i cannot hear you. >> what are you planning to making an issue of in texas? why focus on texas? what specifically do you think needs to be made there? >> texas is a large state. texas -- a majority minority state. minorities are denied effectively the voice they should be entitled to. i also think that there needs to be more union...
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ist: marshall, texas, kevin on the republican line. caller: i have two points. i am troubled about the 'all are using for inflation. inflation refers to the monetary supply and not prices. we have increased the money supply by italians of dollars. that will lower the value of the u.s. dollar where the imports are higher in price such as gas and oil. , as far as the domestic prices of things produced here, the prices would have went down significantly if they did not do quantities in and flood the market with the money supply. that is very significant that is why the economy never hit the bottom. that is why we are staggering now trying to grow. my second point, i wanted to mention richard fisher, the chairman of the dallas fed. he has been against the lower interest rates from the first administration. in his words, he was willing to take away the punch bowl. i think we need to get someone in their willing to do that and bring some value to the u.s. dollar's so we can grow out of this recession. host: but get a reaction from chris rugaber. been: richard fisher h
ist: marshall, texas, kevin on the republican line. caller: i have two points. i am troubled about the 'all are using for inflation. inflation refers to the monetary supply and not prices. we have increased the money supply by italians of dollars. that will lower the value of the u.s. dollar where the imports are higher in price such as gas and oil. , as far as the domestic prices of things produced here, the prices would have went down significantly if they did not do quantities in and flood...
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texas on our republican line. caller: good morning, mr. honberg. i am a 100% disabled veteran from vietnam. it took me five years to get at the dallas hospital. it is a good hospital. i'm not trying to knock the hospital down, but they need so many improvements in their. they are losing records, and this is a common thing. all the veterans i know, they lose your records. they have all kinds of tricks. you are crying out for help. you come back with these terrible nightmares. you see young children, babies, old people being killed, fromated by side effects normal. which is you cannot expect to have a war without innocent people getting hurt. but for an individual to withstand all that, they need mental health care, and they need to be treated before they are put act in society. company that for a . have worked for for 40 years four times i was suspended because people knew i was a veteran, they would sneak up bang, and run. younews on tv and more, name it, we cannot forget it. we cannot forget it. , john bringsberg up some of the needs of the mental
texas on our republican line. caller: good morning, mr. honberg. i am a 100% disabled veteran from vietnam. it took me five years to get at the dallas hospital. it is a good hospital. i'm not trying to knock the hospital down, but they need so many improvements in their. they are losing records, and this is a common thing. all the veterans i know, they lose your records. they have all kinds of tricks. you are crying out for help. you come back with these terrible nightmares. you see young...
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plusalks about a 10 hour filibuster she led against the texas senate abortion bill in june. >> c-span, created by americans -- america's abel companies. -- cable companies. thatth the announcement "the washington post" has been sold to jeff bezos, we thought we would take this opportunity to look at changes in the newspaper industry and the potential future of the news industry in general. we have two guests joining us this week. we want to introduce you to alan mutter. he is a newspaper
plusalks about a 10 hour filibuster she led against the texas senate abortion bill in june. >> c-span, created by americans -- america's abel companies. -- cable companies. thatth the announcement "the washington post" has been sold to jeff bezos, we thought we would take this opportunity to look at changes in the newspaper industry and the potential future of the news industry in general. we have two guests joining us this week. we want to introduce you to alan mutter. he is a...
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houston, texas, independent line. fbier: has anybody from the -- or is the fbi being held for aiding him in his criminal activities? as far as today's standards, are the same things going on as far as protecting a criminal that is still doing criminal activity? the first me take part. there has only been one agent. he grew up in the same neighborhood as whitey bulger and became his hammer. he was prosecuted for racketeering and was convicted in 2002. then he was prosecuted beyond that in florida for helping whitey murder somebody. he is doing 40 years for murder in florida right now. he was the only agent ever held accountable here at one agent named paul rico was very corrupt and did these things in the 1960 costs. he was under indictment for a murder and oklahoma of a legitimate businessman who was murdered in 1980 one. he died while awaiting trial. he was in custody. prosecutor later went on to investigate the cia and torture cases, and he got up there and promised he would issue a report that would identify other
houston, texas, independent line. fbier: has anybody from the -- or is the fbi being held for aiding him in his criminal activities? as far as today's standards, are the same things going on as far as protecting a criminal that is still doing criminal activity? the first me take part. there has only been one agent. he grew up in the same neighborhood as whitey bulger and became his hammer. he was prosecuted for racketeering and was convicted in 2002. then he was prosecuted beyond that in...
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host: houston, texas, republican caller, debbie. conversationthis about the program, one thing that struck me is this is the number one way for government to tell the people what they can and cannot have. i am 58. there was no wic program for me when i went on maternity leave. there was no food stamps when i was a bartender raising two children not getting chow's support. -- child-support. i have seen the lone star card used at convenience stores. we also have a lot of convenience stores that are crooks. they will bring up things like cigarettes and things not under the card on the grocery key. there is a lot of fraud. he just mentioned a very good part. the formula. those of us were working pay for those who are not. that is spreading the wealth. why am i paying for my grandchildren's formula, for some illegal to be getting theirs for free? they're free formula is jacking up the price for me to buy it. host: douglas besharov. guest: that is the challenge. there are people who need it desperately and many that do not. what we need t
host: houston, texas, republican caller, debbie. conversationthis about the program, one thing that struck me is this is the number one way for government to tell the people what they can and cannot have. i am 58. there was no wic program for me when i went on maternity leave. there was no food stamps when i was a bartender raising two children not getting chow's support. -- child-support. i have seen the lone star card used at convenience stores. we also have a lot of convenience stores that...
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we have 2,000 people in texas obtheir feet when texas cruz's name was mentioned because he actually -- [applause] he has taken the leap of faith to say i didn't come to washington to join the party. i came to washington to join the fight. and i trust that the american people will catch me. >> let me add to that, because what you hear a lot in washington, the reason i guess people fall off the longer they're there, is there's a lot of risk involved if you stake a stance. because most of the echo chamber in washington is telling you to spend more, grow the government. because there's a lot of folks lobbying for more things. and to try to actually stand up for something is a risk. and i've reminded people all over the country that, yeah, it's risk qui if we try to stop the fuvending of this government health care plan. we could lose. all this work that we've done around the country could be wasted. but that's kind of what america is about. you know, it was risky to sign the declaration of independence. it was risky to storm the beaches of normandy. and what i've told people a lot, since
we have 2,000 people in texas obtheir feet when texas cruz's name was mentioned because he actually -- [applause] he has taken the leap of faith to say i didn't come to washington to join the party. i came to washington to join the fight. and i trust that the american people will catch me. >> let me add to that, because what you hear a lot in washington, the reason i guess people fall off the longer they're there, is there's a lot of risk involved if you stake a stance. because most of...
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tom is from texas, hello. my comment is that it would be helpful to us viewers if you would asks your -- if you would ask your guests to indicate their income level and how much they are paying for health insurance. i noticed that a lot of times there is a mixup in between what health care costs and what healthcare insurance costs. it would be helpful to clarify. host: rachel in texas, a democratic caller. caller: i would just like to make a comment on the british national health service. paid through everybody's paycheck. everybody who works has to pay. the influxly with from the european union, they have gone into some trouble. everybody should be paying, no exemptions. host: a couple of stories on oil and gas -- the front page of "the financial times" this morning -- this on the supreme court from "usa today" -- as you know c-span has requested to have cameras in the courts for decades treated our lawyer here is quoted in the paper, saying -- that debate wages on. hollywood, california, independent caller,
tom is from texas, hello. my comment is that it would be helpful to us viewers if you would asks your -- if you would ask your guests to indicate their income level and how much they are paying for health insurance. i noticed that a lot of times there is a mixup in between what health care costs and what healthcare insurance costs. it would be helpful to clarify. host: rachel in texas, a democratic caller. caller: i would just like to make a comment on the british national health service. paid...
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james is from texas, on our independent line. good morning. i want to ask you why the president never uses the word, islamist. especially islamist terrorist. in the past, he said the taliban is not our enemy. i'm mostly concerned about why he just refuses to word -- use the word islamist. what is the difference between islamist, and the people attacking us? islamists whore have no interest in violence at all. to call them islamist is to say that everyone who is islamist is some kind of terrorist. it's important to avoid the that united states and western countries countries are at war with islam. pinpoint it a little more, to talk these terrorists who have global reach and motivations that may be religious. in any event, they are a small group compared to the muslim .orld billions of people host: a caller on our independent line. pleasure it is to listen to someone who uses words with precision and clarity. i want to point out to the headline writer of that newspaper that decimated does not mean devastated. bymeans reduced enforced 1/10. ae pr
james is from texas, on our independent line. good morning. i want to ask you why the president never uses the word, islamist. especially islamist terrorist. in the past, he said the taliban is not our enemy. i'm mostly concerned about why he just refuses to word -- use the word islamist. what is the difference between islamist, and the people attacking us? islamists whore have no interest in violence at all. to call them islamist is to say that everyone who is islamist is some kind of...
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laws in texas. eric holder released this statement we will not allow the decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue measure that is you is press voting rights. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you updates. >> earlier today we had live coverage of president obama to talk about education policy. he spoke at the state of new york. tomorrow the president will continue speaking in new york state before traveling to pennsylvania. and education will be the topic of the town hall meeting today. here is a brief look at some of the president's comments from earlier today. >> let me just talk about each of these briefly. our first priority is aimed at providing better value for students, making sure that families and taxpayers are getting what we pay for. today i'm directing our secretary of education to lead an effort to develop a new rating system for america's colleges before the 2015 college year. right now private rankings like u.s. news and world report puts out each year
laws in texas. eric holder released this statement we will not allow the decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue measure that is you is press voting rights. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you updates. >> earlier today we had live coverage of president obama to talk about education policy. he spoke at the state of new york. tomorrow the president will continue speaking in new york state before traveling to pennsylvania. and education will be the topic...
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there are people that get up in texas every day that do not think the law will work in that state. getting through that information.as a former governor, i was on the receiving , i ran thea lot of hhs programi ran the medicaid ,program. i dealt with dual eligible. i can tell you i would have loved to have had the medicaid deal when i was a governor. 100% of the cost of nearly injured people, we would have taken that up and a heartbeat. also giving us flexibility. also, people understand there is not one cookie cutter approach. we are eager to work with states. i am a former recovering insurance commissioner, so i know the marketplace very well. i think those experiences have been enormously helpful being in >>e position i am right now. this is coming up in 40 days in those 40 days, how will you raise awareness so people know the exchanges are aware -- are there for them? >> i think events like this. the secretary has done a tremendous job in bringing the message to the ground. people are really picking this up as an advocacy. we represent the community and working close with severa
there are people that get up in texas every day that do not think the law will work in that state. getting through that information.as a former governor, i was on the receiving , i ran thea lot of hhs programi ran the medicaid ,program. i dealt with dual eligible. i can tell you i would have loved to have had the medicaid deal when i was a governor. 100% of the cost of nearly injured people, we would have taken that up and a heartbeat. also giving us flexibility. also, people understand there...
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host: texas, next, independent line. think whenever there is money available, there's always going to be fraud. i think it is important to be aware of. but as a single mother, and my oldest son is now in his second university, if it were not for the scholarship sent telegrams he is receiving, it would be virtually impossible -- scholarships and pell grants he is receiving, it would be virtually impossible for him. fraud, andemper the we try to avoid the situations, i also think it is very to thent that we remain fact there are those who would not have the opportunity for quality education without that assistance from the government. yes, i would agree with you. that is really the interest of my office, ultimately, to make sure that the money is going for the students who needed for an to studentsd not who are not students at all, but really want that money for their own personal purposes and have no intention of trying to achieve an education. host: if you are student aid, we want your thoughts. the thing that clued you
host: texas, next, independent line. think whenever there is money available, there's always going to be fraud. i think it is important to be aware of. but as a single mother, and my oldest son is now in his second university, if it were not for the scholarship sent telegrams he is receiving, it would be virtually impossible -- scholarships and pell grants he is receiving, it would be virtually impossible for him. fraud, andemper the we try to avoid the situations, i also think it is very to...
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caller: i go to texas a&m university. i have a comment whether there is a relationship between student loans and graduation. when you are a professor, you're the one who benefits from the availability of student loans. allows more students to attend the university. there would be an availability of liquid cash that comes to the university. providing student loans to everyone and raising tuition, special private universities, there is another side to having student loans available. you raise the price of tuition across the board. >> how far along are you in your education at a&m? >> junior year this fall. >> good luck to you. we go to alabama. go ahead. republican line. caller: yes. thank you for taking my call. i should mention that it seems to me like the only reason to most people have an incentive to go to a school is for -- i'm glad he mentioned the ivy leagues. there's a lot of social and future business partners through that type of school. someone else commented that that is what he was looking for. >> he was looki
caller: i go to texas a&m university. i have a comment whether there is a relationship between student loans and graduation. when you are a professor, you're the one who benefits from the availability of student loans. allows more students to attend the university. there would be an availability of liquid cash that comes to the university. providing student loans to everyone and raising tuition, special private universities, there is another side to having student loans available. you raise...
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he came to texas and started a life for himself. he started a small business and grew it and became involved in a ministry, and now he is a his son justeacher. got elected to the united states senate in the great state of texas. [applause] and i am judging by the clapping that you think he is doing a pretty good job to defund obamacare. [applause] he is going to come up later in the program to do a call to action. for right now, please welcome him to give us our prayer. [applause] >> since you are standing, please remain standing for our prayer. oh, father, we praise you. we thank you for being americans, father. thankful for living in this wonderful country. father, we thank you for the history of this country, the only country in the world that was created by people seeking the freedom to worship you. we thank you for our heritage. we thank you for those founding fathers who were on their knees, seeking revelation from above as they created the two greatest documents that ever existed in government. father, i want to thank you for
he came to texas and started a life for himself. he started a small business and grew it and became involved in a ministry, and now he is a his son justeacher. got elected to the united states senate in the great state of texas. [applause] and i am judging by the clapping that you think he is doing a pretty good job to defund obamacare. [applause] he is going to come up later in the program to do a call to action. for right now, please welcome him to give us our prayer. [applause] >>...